My tank is almost one and half month old after cycling it I bought two mollies and two glo fish it's a ten gallon tank and after a week I bought the fish I noticed the nitrite levels are high I have been adding prime and ph increaser the level of ph was low even after three weeks it's d same please help
High nitrite level
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vexxiang
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Have you been doing any water changes?
jwh0818
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First off, stop using the ph buffer. It's doing more harm then good. Those fish will adjust just fine to your ph.
Now how are you testing your parameters? Ph, ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates? What is your current ph from your tap water? Have you checked your tap for nitrites?
Now how are you testing your parameters? Ph, ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates? What is your current ph from your tap water? Have you checked your tap for nitrites?
threnjen
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When you say you "cycled" it before you got the fish, do you mean you did a Fishless Cycle to build the bacteria?
My other questions/comments are the same as other people's
We would like to see your full numbers for ammonia/nitrite/nitrate
Stop using the pH buffer. How low is your tap pH? What are you trying to get it to?
My other questions/comments are the same as other people's
We would like to see your full numbers for ammonia/nitrite/nitrate
Stop using the pH buffer. How low is your tap pH? What are you trying to get it to?
Caliban07
Aquarium Advice Addict
Same wavelength. What is your idea of a cycle. It doesn't seem like it has been done correctly.
Are the fish showing any signs of distress?
What test kit do you have?
threnjen
Aquarium Advice Addict
Your fish are also too small for a 10g, so it is probably overloaded which is making your levels high... (sorry 
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)Sounds like cycling was not complete. If you weren't testing, how did you determine that the water was cycled?
Having your own test kit makes all the difference and they're ~$20 on Amazon. You also need to be changing water daily until the ammonia and nitrites go to zero. That stuff is poison to fish.
I also see problems with the stocking. Mollies are big fish! They might look small now but they get 3-4" fast and eat like there's no tomorrow. They don't belong in a ten. The glofish are appropriate for your tank. I'd suggest taking the mollies back. Once your water cycle is finished, get more glofish of the type you have now. They are schooling fish and much prefer to live in groups.
Having your own test kit makes all the difference and they're ~$20 on Amazon. You also need to be changing water daily until the ammonia and nitrites go to zero. That stuff is poison to fish.
I also see problems with the stocking. Mollies are big fish! They might look small now but they get 3-4" fast and eat like there's no tomorrow. They don't belong in a ten. The glofish are appropriate for your tank. I'd suggest taking the mollies back. Once your water cycle is finished, get more glofish of the type you have now. They are schooling fish and much prefer to live in groups.
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